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Author: Sheila Jasanoff Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN: 9780812215328 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 318
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title The 1984 lethal gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, may be the most extensively studied industrial disaster in history. In a departure from earlier studies that have focused primarily on the causes of the catastrophe, Sheila Jasanoff and the contributors to this volume critically examine the consequences of the accident.
Author: Sheila Jasanoff Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN: 9780812215328 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 318
Book Description
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title The 1984 lethal gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, may be the most extensively studied industrial disaster in history. In a departure from earlier studies that have focused primarily on the causes of the catastrophe, Sheila Jasanoff and the contributors to this volume critically examine the consequences of the accident.
Author: Douglas Knerr Publisher: Ohio State University Press ISBN: 0814205577 Category : Nonferrous metal industries Languages : en Pages : 268
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This comprehensive history traces the evolution of Eagle-Picher Industries, a manufacturing firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio, for almost 150 years. Focusing on events prior to the company's involvement in toxic tort litigation, which forced it to file bankruptcy, this work examines Eagle-Picher's development as a diversified industrial manufacturer. From a closely held, regional producer of white lead and other paint pigments, Eagle-Picher became an important miner and processor of non-ferrous metals by investing in zinc-lead fields in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma during the early twentieth century. Once ore reserves in these areas were depleted, the company turned to manufacturing industrial goods and pursued an aggressive and unique expansion and diversification program during the post-World War II era. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Eagle-Picher acquired over twenty-five firms, all manufacturers of industrial goods, and assembled a broadly based specialized productive capacity. Eagle-Picher's history illustrates a number of important trends and concepts. First, its experiences in the late nineteenth century provide a valuable look at how smaller firms adapted to the forces of consolidation in the economy. Further, Eagle-Picher's experience as an industrial manufacturer demonstrates the ways in which mid-sized firms grew by focusing on market niches overlooked by larger firms. Finally, Eagle-Picher's approach to acquisition and diversification is unique in today's competitive marketplace. Eagle-Picher's commitment to limited diversification built around historical strengths, its acquisition of successful firms, and its efforts to establish strong lines of communication andeffective controls between the central office and the divisions stand in stark contrast to the efforts of many acquisitive firms during recent mergers.
Author: Brian L. Baker Publisher: Detroit : Gale Research Incorporated ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 1120
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Over 19,000 live, print, and electronic information sources for 460 legal topics are quickly accessible in this guide to the US legal system. The work is arranged alphabetically by subject, from actions and defences to noteworthy trials, and users can see at a glance what printed materials are available, what organizations are active in that subject, and whether any databases or other electronic information sources are available.
Author: James T. O'Reilly Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 552
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This volume ties in civil liability's reach into design and warnings, and contrasts those defects with each of the product categories in which governmental regulatory agencies make thier defect decisions.
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